Overview

The Gender and Economy Programme aims to enhance understanding of the economic aspects of gender relations. Activities include policy-oriented research, dialogue and capacity-building seminars to strengthen policies aimed at reducing gender inequalities and to enhance women's economic potential in South-East Europe, Eastern Europe, South Caucasus and Central Asia. A key area of focus has been the development of women's entrepreneurship in the region.

What we do

We promote gender mainstreaming across economic policies

We promote the creation of an enabling environment for women's entrepreneurship [read more]

An important partner for our work on gender and economy in Central Asia is the Project Working Group on Gender and Economy under the Special Programme for the Economies of Central Asia (SPECA) [read more]